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2006 Census

Highest Qualification of People in Wellington Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  64,614  708,429
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  38,163  386,070
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  31,344  263,850
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  23,457  170,055
Overseas secondary school qualification
  17,973  172,590
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  14,928  128,622
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  29,679  286,599
Level 5 diploma
  13,023  110,496
Level 6 diploma
  18,240  157,866
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  50,367  315,846
Post-graduate and honours degree
  10,536  55,461
Masters degree
  11,262  59,703
Doctorate degree
  3,102  16,767
Not elsewhere included(3)
  29,820  328,014
Total  356,511  3,160,371

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. For further information on the qualifications framework, refer to the statistical standard for qualifications, available from the Statistics New Zealand website: www.stats.govt.nz
3. Includes 'highest qualification unidentifiable' and 'not stated'.

Highest Qualification of Māori in Wellington Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  10,902  130,146
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  5,394  54,549
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  3,669  31,194
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  2,334  17,889
Overseas secondary school qualification
  138  1,467
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  2,130  21,153
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  2,703  27,450
Level 5 diploma
  1,203  9,456
Level 6 diploma
  1,062  10,107
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  2,703  17,907
Post-graduate and honours degree
  441  2,532
Masters degree
  447  2,244
Doctorate degree
  60  387
Not elsewhere included(3)
  3,207  38,925
Total  36,396  365,406

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. For further information on the qualifications framework, refer to the statistical standard for qualifications, available from the Statistics New Zealand website: www.stats.govt.nz
3. Includes 'highest qualification unidentifiable' and 'not stated'. 

1996–2006 Censuses

Highest Qualification of People in Wellington Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  85,854  64,023  64,611
Level 1 cert gained at school
  31,887  38,946  38,163
Level 2 cert gained at school
  29,526  34,413  31,341
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  17,721  21,774  23,457
Overseas secondary school qual
  7,650  19,146  17,973
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  10,707  12,405  14,928
Level 4 cert post-school
  18,660  15,093  29,682
Level 5 diploma
  4,665  6,543  13,023
Level 6 diploma
  24,669  26,079  18,237
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  28,641  35,565  50,367
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  15,543  18,525  10,536
Masters degree
......  11,265
Doctorate degree
......  3,102
Not elsewhere included(4)
  47,061  38,454  29,820
Total  322,584  330,975  356,511

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. For further information on the qualifications framework, refer to the statistical standard for qualifications, available from the Statistics New Zealand website: www.stats.govt.nz
3. For 1996 and 2001, post-graduate and honours degree, masters degree and doctorate degree data was produced as part of a higher degree category. For time series, the higher degree data is shown under the post-graduate and honours degree category.
4. Includes responses classified as 'response unidentifiable' and 'not stated' for 1996. Includes 'highest qualification unidentifiable' and 'not stated' for 2001 and 2006.

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Highest Qualification of Māori in Wellington Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  13,191  10,314  10,902
Level 1 cert gained at school
  4,092  4,995  5,394
Level 2 cert gained at school
  3,009  3,582  3,672
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  1,731  1,998  2,334
Overseas secondary school qual
  54  84  141
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  1,098  1,545  2,130
Level 4 cert post-school
  1,332  1,050  2,703
Level 5 diploma
  243  798  1,203
Level 6 diploma
  1,374  1,632  1,062
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  1,122  1,680  2,703
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  480  675  444
Masters degree
......  447
Doctorate degree
......  60
Not elsewhere included(4)
  3,936  4,137  3,210
Total  31,665  32,493  36,396

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. For further information on the qualifications framework, refer to the statistical standard for qualifications, available from the Statistics New Zealand website: www.stats.govt.nz
3. For 1996 and 2001, post-graduate and honours degree, masters degree and doctorate degree data was produced as part of a higher degree category. For time series, the higher degree data is shown under the post-graduate and honours degree category.
4. Includes responses classified as 'response unidentifiable' and 'not stated' for 1996. Includes 'highest qualification unidentifiable' and 'not stated' for 2001 and 2006.

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Note: This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals and values for the same data may vary in different tables.